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February 12, 2012
Whitney Houston, who called Israel visit a ‘spiritual retreat,’ is dead at 48
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Whitney Houston poses with her Grammy after she was named Best Pop Vocal Performer - Female at the 30th annual Grammy Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall in this March 2, 1988 file photo. Photo by REUTERS/Mark Peterson
American pop star Whitney Houston, who reportedly told then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during a trip to Israel in 2003 that “I feel at home,” has died at the age of 48.
Houston was discovered dead Saturday afternoon in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., just hours before she was scheduled to appear at a pre-Grammy party. The Grammy Awards, to take place on Sunday evening, will present a tribute to the singer.
In Israel, radio stations played Houston’s music, including her iconic “I Will Always Love You” from the movie “The Bodyguard,” in which she also starred.
Houston and then-husband Bobby Brown visited Israel in 2003 at the invitation of the Black Hebrews, who live in Dimona in Israel’s South, and wore traditional African dress. They were named honorary citizens of the city.
The couple and their daughter spent a week traveling throughout Israel, which included a visit with Sharon in which she made the comment about feeling at home in Israel.
Houston reportedly hoped the visit would help inspire her in creating a Christmas album and called the trip a “spiritual retreat,” according to reports.
No cause of death has been announced. The six-time Grammy winner had battled drug and alcohol addiction.
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More proof of how our society has its priorities backwards. Her death, sad as it is, is a result of over indulgence and too much money for something really not so important.
- Comment by paul jeser on 2/12/12 at 6:13 pm
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So many media outlets are expressing love for Whitney today. Did ANY of them send her messages for love when she was alive????Hollywood writes about struggles of celebs but they live in denial and say they are shocked when they see one in trouble die at an early age. TMZ has posted many news clips of the details of Whitney’s death since yesterday afternoon. Did TMZ EVER tell Whitney they cared about her??????